15And some men came down from Judea and^* began teaching^* the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom prescribed by Moses, you cannot be saved.”

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Footnotes

*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came down”) has been translated as a finite verb
*The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began teaching”)

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Certain people came down from Judea to Antioch and were teaching the believers: “Unless you are circumcised, according to the custom taught by Moses, you cannot be saved.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Some men came down from Judea and began to teach the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom prescribed by Moses, you cannot be saved.”

NLTNew Living Translation

While Paul and Barnabas were at Antioch of Syria, some men from Judea arrived and began to teach the believers: “Unless you are circumcised as required by the law of Moses, you cannot be saved.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

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